No signs of death cap poisoning in Erin’s medical results, court hears

A mushroom expert has told the jury how easily death caps can be found in the wild, as he takes the stand in the Erin Patterson trial. FOLLOW LIVE

Erin Patterson’s murder trial continues in the Supreme Court sitting at Morwell. Artist: Paul Tyquin

The trial of accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson has resumed today after a day off.

Ms Patterson, 50, is standing trial in Morwell, accused of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66.

They died after she served them a beef wellington lunch allegedly laced with lethal death cap mushrooms at her Leongatha home on July 29, 2023.

Heather’s husband, pastor Ian Wilkinson, 71, was the only guest to survive.

She has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, claiming what happened was a “tragedy and a terrible accident”.

Originally published as No signs of death cap poisoning in Erin’s medical results, court hears